A woman who discovered that her gynaecologist was her biological father has filed a lawsuit against him for fraud and malpractice...
A major autism study has been paused over ethical concerns...
Human embryos can show an innate immune response when exposed to pathogens, as early as day five, researchers in the UK have found...
Pancreatic organoids, grown using a newly developed gel, have enabled scientists to better understand pancreatic cancer...
The mechanism responsible for changes in bone function during ageing has been found to be hidden within the epigenome, opening possibilities for bone rejuvenation and treatment...
Researchers looking for evolutionary ancestors of enzymes used in the CRISPR genome-editing approach have uncovered over one million potential genome-editing enzymes...
Gird your loins for we are amid a reproductive revolution, or so I am informed in Birth, episode six of the Netflix documentary series Human: The World Within...
Stay up-to-date on all the latest developments in the fields of human fertility and genomics. And be the first to hear about upcoming events and other announcements.
Comment
Settlement reached against Canadian fertility doctor who used his own sperm… but no criminal charges
by Sara Cohen
Many readers will have heard about the case of Dr Norman Barwin from Ontario, Canada, who, from the early 1970s until the 2010s, allegedly inseminated hundreds of his patients with his own sperm or the wrong sperm...